Activation by the ‘Magic Wand’ – Does it Work?

IF 1 4区管理学 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2023-02-24 DOI:10.24193/tras.68e.9

Matija Vodopivec, Milan Vodopivec, S. Laporšek

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Abstract

Can activation programs be considered a ‘magic wand’ that triggers a change of incentives, with little or no costs, and produces real gains in terms of improved job-finding rates? The paper reviews the literature on the experience of OECD countries with such programs in five areas: strengthening job-search requirements, compulsory participation in active labor market programs, stricter monitoring, and imposing sanctions. Programs are judged in terms of duration of unemployment, probability of finding a job, and post-unemployment outcomes such as the level of wages and quality of jobs. Our review finds strong evidence that activation programs can increase the job-finding rates of individuals receiving unemployment or social assistance benefits. At the same time, it cautions that programs may have adverse side effects, ranging from increased exits into inactivity to lower quality of post-unemployment jobs, as well as negative indirect effects on the job prospects of non-participants.

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通过“魔杖”激活——有效吗？

激活计划是否可以被视为一根“魔法棒”，在很少或没有成本的情况下触发激励机制的变化，并在提高就业率方面产生实际收益?本文从五个方面回顾了经合组织国家实施此类计划的经验:加强求职要求、强制参与积极的劳动力市场计划、更严格的监督和实施制裁。根据失业持续时间、找到工作的可能性以及失业后的结果(如工资水平和工作质量)来判断项目。我们的研究发现强有力的证据表明，激活计划可以提高接受失业或社会援助福利的个人的就业率。与此同时，报告警告说，这些项目可能会产生不利的副作用，从退出人数增加到不活跃到失业后工作质量下降，以及对未参与的就业前景产生负面的间接影响。

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来源期刊

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

CiteScore

2.10

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

25 weeks

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